there is also the custom coolered Palit 8800GT SONIC which is already here(in Garage Sales, at least)

if any of the above retails for below rm900, then ill surely hit it

u can even set a few temperature thresholds yourself and set the fan speed when the temps pass the respective thresholds. all with rivatuner.

btw, some say that by removing the stock cooler's COVER ( not the whole heatsink, only the cover that has the manufacturer sticker on it) the temps would b reduced. Is that true?

@AceCombat

i saw some1 in lelong using ur pictures. Is it u?

i mean pictures of your palit 8800gt u used in review

This post has been edited by zamanjaafar: Dec 19 2007, 10:56 PM

heard the gigabyte w/ zalman's are out. Anybody found a cheap source in lyp?

what brands are using newer samsung memory chip currently?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/596606

i made thread for current prices and good deals on 8800GT. Welcome to contribute!!

did u modify the fan speed via rivatuner?

i cant even find the palit sonic at lowyat. where did u found it at that price?

@neokohai

the palit at czone is the older 8800gt(reference) or newer ones with non-reference pcb and blue cooler like the pictar? Coz the newer ones have 3 phase power thus better OC while the older with stock cooler is just stock.

does the palit 8800gt normal version use the exact same heatsink fan as the sonic version?

ada.................here is cheapest u can find

http://www.modernopc.com/store/index.php?m...products_id=790

compatible......u can read user comments from niclosteoh thread of same product....and can google too

just got my gigabyte 8800gt turboforce

mine was the zalman cooler, but seems theres new cooler out, dont know the design, but certainly not vf700ALCu

http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/VGA/Prod...e=GV-NX88T512HP

This post has been edited by zamanjaafar: Jan 4 2008, 04:55 AM

my gigabyte 8800gt turboforce has suspiciously high temps:

idle : 55-58!!!???

load : max w/ cod4 at 85!!!!

i opened the zalman cooler to resit it and replace with as5. Found out that the thermal compound is hardened and sticks to the contact plate of the zalman. So I had to force a bit to separate it. Quite shocked to see the compound is hard already. Its so hard that it comes off in bits and flakes. Think of it like hardened mud on the soles of your boots. Cleaned it with alcohol (quite hard) on the chip and plate and applied as5. Will update the temps later.

Luckily only 1 crash so far during cod4. Played crysis, gow, ut3 without problems. I tracked temps using rivatuner and ntune - both seems to correlate.

My casing is a Centurion 5 with 1 evercool 12 cm fan pushing around 80cfm outwards at rear and the silverstone strider 560 psu fan. One vantec 8cm fan replacing the stock 8cm in front bottom near the HD ( have 3 hard disks) blowing IN. And the C5 stock 12 cm rear fan I put via tape to the drive cage pulling IN. Side panel is closed with no fan inlets and non-air conditioned room with ceiling fan. Room has adequate ventilation.

CPU Temps seem normal with a X2 4000 Brisbane G1 at 2310mhz on stock HSF getting idle around 37. My mobo is a Biostar TA690G with the 8800gt card taking 2 slots, 1 slot with vizo propeller fan card(set to lowest or medium, makes little difference in temps), and last slot is a TV card(cramped).

This post has been edited by zamanjaafar: Jan 5 2008, 10:16 PM

maybe centurion 5 air flow is not good?

I refer to my earlier post


After applying as5 and running on open side panel managed to idle around 52 and load (crysis) around avg 70 and max 76.

The air flow is really bad in my C5. The case have been divided into 2 heat zones by the card. When I put my hand inside, the area above the card(CPU area) is much cooler than below the GC. This is compounded by the hot intake by my 8cm vantec at the lower front running thru 3 hard disks so there u have it - a hot area. Now im considering to make a 12cm fan hole on my side panel for intake as the lower front fan is ineffective.

X2 4000 Brisbane G1 @ 2310mhz, 2 gb Mushkin 667, Biostar TA690G

Crysis at 1152x864(17" CRT), all high except post processing and physics are medium, 2 x AA

avg at 30-35fps(will do detailed using fraps later)

u guys with the gigabyte 8800gt turboforce...did u guys modify the fan speed or just leave it as it is?

Is it true the zalman fan is set to 100% speed constantly?

my turboforce is idle-ing at 55 and load at high 70s. Yeah, its damn high. Open side panel in a non-aircon room with 1 ceiling fan. I think I have airflow issues,